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• Coronavirus: School safety plans will keep groups apart

  02-07-2020 23:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Measures will ensure learning in England is not "knocked off course", the education secretary says.
  
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• Ombudsman report: Boy with special needs failed by council twice

  02-07-2020 18:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Norfolk County Council left the boy with no suitable education for seven months.
  
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• Coronavirus: Kate Silverton on her fear for children's mental health

  02-07-2020 02:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC newsreader Kate Silverton warns of the damage the pandemic is doing to children's mental health.
  
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• Coronavirus: Year groups kept isolated in back-to-school plan

  02-07-2020 02:23 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Safety plans to be announced for England's schools in autumn will be based on separate "bubbles".
  
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• Cardiff youth offending service 'inadequate'

  02-07-2020 01:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Inspectors are "very disappointed" at how Cardiff's youth offending service is being run.
  
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• 'Dumbed down' courses 'take advantage' of students

  01-07-2020 18:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Universities minister attacks universities for recruiting students for low value courses in England.
  
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• 'Utter abandonment' of special needs families during lockdown

  01-07-2020 14:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Families of children with special educational needs tell MPs support "fell off a cliff" in lockdown.
  
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• Coronavirus: Snacking and family meals increase in lockdown

  01-07-2020 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Young people's eating habits have meant more snacks but also more shared meals, say researchers.
  
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• GCSE and A-level autumn exams offered in all subjects

  30-06-2020 19:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students will be able to sit a "full suite" of exams in the autumn if they don't like their summer grades.
  
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• GCSE choices will narrow next year, says academy chain

  30-06-2020 16:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Harris Federation questions if it is possible to maintain a broad range of subjects after lockdown.
  
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• 'Skills, skills, skills' for recovery, says Halfon

  30-06-2020 15:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Apprenticeships must be "front and centre" of training plans, says chair of education select committee.
  
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• Leicester lockdown: Parents and pupils upset at school closures

  30-06-2020 14:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leicester's schools will be closed from Thursday as the city tackles a spike in Covid-19 cases.
  
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• Coronavirus: Stop childhood being disrupted - charities

  30-06-2020 02:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The life chances of children and young people risk being derailed over Covid-19, warn 146 charities.
  
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• Back-to-school safety plans for autumn leaked

  29-06-2020 20:39 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Whole school years will be in separate "bubbles" when pupils go back in September, say leaked plans.
  
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• Penalty fines for missing school next term

  29-06-2020 16:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents could be fined if children miss school in the autumn - but heads reject this approach.
  
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• PM promising £1bn to rebuild crumbling schools

  28-06-2020 23:33 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Boris Johnson announces cash for 50 school rebuilding projects in England, starting next year.
  
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• Lockdown 'resilience' of older parents of disabled

  27-06-2020 03:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Parents describe the exhaustion of caring for an adult daughter with learning disabilities in the lockdown.
  
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• Heads angry as government downplays school 2m rule

  25-06-2020 18:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A Department for Education blog suggests schools were never required to keep pupils 2m apart.
  
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• Reception assessments delayed amid school disruption

  25-06-2020 14:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans to bring in an assessment of all Reception pupils in England are delayed amid school disruption.
  
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• Coronavirus: Welsh home schooling 'impossible' for non-speakers

  25-06-2020 10:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A number of parents say trying to teach their children in Welsh during lockdown has been extremely difficult.
  
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• Coronavirus: Young carers say they can't get a break

  25-06-2020 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  School closures hit young carers hard, with a lack of routine increasing pressure at home, says study.
  
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• Nurseries warn of 'mass closures' as lockdown lifts

  25-06-2020 01:05 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England's nurseries and pre-schools warn of huge losses and mass closures without government intervention.
  
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• Furloughed Eurostar staff become French teachers

  24-06-2020 14:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Train staff, including drivers, volunteer in the lockdown to help schools teach French online.
  
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• Coronavirus: NUS launches 'mass action' for lockdown students

  24-06-2020 01:44 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hundreds of thousands of students have strong cases for compensation, says the students' union.
  
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• Apprenticeships 'are not delivering social mobility'

  24-06-2020 01:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The apprenticeship system is failing disadvantaged youngsters in England, says Social Mobility Commission.
  
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• Coronavirus: Scottish schools aim to reopen full-time in August

  23-06-2020 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Scottish schools are planning to reopen fully in August with no physical distancing if coronavirus is suppressed.
  
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• 'Mum died and we were left to fend for ourselves'

  23-06-2020 02:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Three women share what it is like to witness a parent die - and then lose the other when a step-parent arrives on the scene.
  
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• Eton apologises to Nigerian ex-student Onyeama for racism

  23-06-2020 01:22 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The first black person to complete his studies at Eton was banned from the school in 1972.
  
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• GCSEs and A-levels likely to be later next summer

  22-06-2020 17:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Next year's exam season in England could be delayed to allow more teaching time, MPs are told.
  
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• Coronavirus: Cranfield University looks after 750 students in lockdown

  22-06-2020 11:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Students from China, India, Spain and Nigeria remain on campus, with some unable to return home.
  
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• Coronavirus: Children 'developing post-traumatic stress' from pandemic

  22-06-2020 02:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A report from the Childhood Trust warns of a mental health crisis among disadvantaged children.
  
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• Container enthusiasm: How to grow lockdown veg in a tiny space

  21-06-2020 03:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The lockdown gardening boom has become a phenomenon but how do you join if you don't have a garden?
  
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• Coronavirus: Fears some pupils will miss out over school changes

  20-06-2020 19:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Some schools will only be open for three weeks before the holidays, after a row over staff contracts.
  
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• Coronavirus: All children in England 'back to school in September'

  19-06-2020 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pupils in every year group will return full-time next term, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says.
  
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• All children 'back to school full-time' in September

  19-06-2020 23:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Pupils in every year group will return full-time next term, Education Secretary Gavin Williamson says.
  
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• Coronavirus: £1bn catch-up tutoring fund for England's pupils

  19-06-2020 16:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Head teachers welcome the move but want more details as some children face six months out of school.
  
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• Plans for a national tutoring programme to be unveiled

  18-06-2020 17:57 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Plans for a national tutoring service in England to help pupils hit by school closures are expected.
  
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• Norwich School hit by racism allegations in letter

  18-06-2020 16:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A letter to Norwich School says a pupil was asked to apologise for wearing a Black Lives Matter badge.
  
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• Oxford college wants to remove Cecil Rhodes statue

  18-06-2020 05:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Oriel College's governors vote to take down the statue of the Victorian colonialist Cecil Rhodes.
  
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• Back to school: Paediatricians seek clear plans on return

  17-06-2020 19:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 1,500 sign a letter to the PM warning that the life chances of a generation are at risk.
  
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• Minister rejects pulling down Rhodes statue

  17-06-2020 15:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  In Oxford statue row, universities minister warns against moves to "censor or edit" the past.
  
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• MPs accuse teachers' unions of blocking school reopening

  17-06-2020 13:45 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teachers' unions deny they have been "actively obstructive" over reopening schools in England.
  
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• Marcus Rashford seeks more change after food voucher win

  17-06-2020 13:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  "People are struggling all year around," the footballer says, after forcing a government U-turn.
  
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• 'Invisible' unpaid carers going hungry in lockdown

  17-06-2020 02:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Unpaid carers looking after their parents and relatives are turning to food banks, say researchers.
  
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• Coronavirus: A third of pupils 'not engaging with work'

  16-06-2020 03:47 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Teachers say pupils are not doing as much work as normal for this time of year, as lockdown goes on.
  
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• Free internet to help poorer pupils study online

  16-06-2020 02:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Vouchers are offered to help 10,000 families in England keep their children learning online.
  
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• Coronavirus: Sturgeon wants 'normal' schooling back 'as quickly as possible'

  15-06-2020 18:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nicola Sturgeon says she wants pupils to be back in classrooms full-time "as quickly as is safe and feasible".
  
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• Secondary pupils back - but most only part-time

  15-06-2020 17:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Secondary pupils in England back in school, but survey suggests most no more than a day a week.
  
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• Families fear being 'left with zero' if school meal scheme ends

  15-06-2020 17:34 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Families say they rely on food vouchers and back Marcus Rashford's plea to keep them over the summer.
  
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• Coronavirus: Child psychologists highlight mental health risks of lockdown

  14-06-2020 06:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Leading psychologists warn the education secretary that children's mental health is at risk.
  
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